Staff Coaches
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Omid AzminijadCoach Azminijad played on a youth team that won an Iranian National Championship and a High School State Championship team. Omid was an assistant coach for a Grand Canyon University that won a NCAA National Championship. He holds a USSF "A" Coaching License. Since 1998, he has been a Staff Coach on Arizona's Olympic Development Program and coached club teams beginning in 1993. |
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Jorge CochJorge was professional player for eight years in First Division of Argentina with Boca Juniors. As a player, his team won both the League and the Argentine Cup. He was also selected as Argentina's Pro Player of the Year. His pro career also included stops in Mexico and Chile. Jorge has also coached professional teams in Argentina and Mexico. |
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Pedro PapadopoulosPedro grew up in Brazil and was a striker on the junior teams of world champion San Paulo Soccer Club. He played professionally in Brazil and moved to the United States where he became an College All-American. Pedro also has a Masters Degree in Physical Education. He owns and operates a successful training facility with the professional team Corinthians of San Paulo. |
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Robin KobayshiRobin won a CIF Championship as a player and has helped coach San Clemente High School to three straight Southern California Championships. She was also a player and coach at Long Beach State. Her college coaching credits also include Rancho Santiago College. Her club teams have won the Surf Cup, Celtic Cup, and Coast League Championship. She has also a National Champion over 30 player. |
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Chris SagarA native of Trinidad and Tobago, Chris represented his country at the U-19 and U-23 (Olympic) levels. He won a National Championship with Yavapai College in 1992 and earned the distinction of being named Most Valuable Goalkeeper at the National Tournament in both 1991 and 1992. He currently holds the NCAA II National Record for Lowest Goals Against in a career (0.32goals/game) for his play at University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Chris played for three professional teams and has coached at Arizona State and Phoenix College. |
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Mary Jo SouflMary Jo Soufl was a CIF Championship player in High School. She went on to play college soccer at Westmont College which recently won their third straight National Championship. Mary Jo has coaching licenses from the USSF and the NSCAA. She has coached the women's teams at Cal State San Bernardino and El Camino College and took Bishop Montgomery High School the CIF Finals in 2000. She is a coach at South Bay Soccer Club. |
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Hormoz TabriziHormoz was a High School All-American and was drafted by the New York Cosmos who had Pele on their roster. Instead he went to college and was an All-American player. A twelve year professional career followed. Hormoz has also successfully trained many outstanding young players in Southern California. |
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Wes WadeWes played professionally for over 15 years and has been on our camp staff for the last 16 summers. He has played outdoor soccer professionally and competed in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Kansas City Comets. He has been on the All Star Team five times and played on the U.S. National Indoor Team in the World Championships. In his first season as the Head Coach at Park University, his women's team won their league championship and appeared in the NAIA National Championship Playoffs. |
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Kristi WalkerKristy was an All-American player at Westmont College and set the school's scoring record. She scored the winning goal for the Western U.S. Team and was the MVP for the 1995 Senior Bowl. Kristy's California State Team won the USSF National Championship the same year. She was an Assistant Coach at Pepperdine when the they first made the NCAA Division I playoffs. In 2004 Kristy coached a U-17 So Cal United team to the USYSA National Championship. She has also served a a member of the USYSA Western Region Staff. |
